Ascension Convent, Moscow
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Ascension Convent in Moscow was a prominent Russian Orthodox nunnery within the Kremlin, historically notable as the burial place of many noblewomen and tsarinas.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian Orthodox convent
ⓘ
demolished religious building ⓘ nunnery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Russian medieval architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Romanov dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rurik dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Muscovite noblewomen
ⓘ
Russian tsarinas ⓘ female members of the royal family ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | Soviet authorities ⓘ |
| demolishedFor | expansion of the Kremlin Presidium ⓘ |
| demolishedInYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| denomination | Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dmitry Donskoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eudoxia of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1389 ⓘ |
| function |
burial place of Russian noblewomen
ⓘ
burial place of tsarinas ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | female monastic community ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbess ⓘ |
| heritageStatusBeforeDemolition | important religious and dynastic necropolis ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Muscovite period
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgicalUse | Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moscow
ⓘ
Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPoliticalEntityAtFoundation | Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPoliticalEntityBeforeDemolition | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Cathedral of the Annunciation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cathedral of the Archangel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole | dynastic burial site for Russian rulers’ wives and daughters ⓘ |
| originalDedication | Ascension of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Moscow Kremlin ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| successorUseOfSite | Kremlin administrative buildings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBurials |
monastic burials
ⓘ
royal burials ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.